LadyCrimson

Far as I'm concerned, it's very intentional. And yes I know re: bus size, ddr capacity etc. being limiting factors. Hence, "design better." 6070-6080 should be 16gb vram minimum. I suppose the xx60 could remain at 12. If 60xx generation has any 8gb cards I'll roll my eyes pretty hard. Just me tho. edit: I personally want 24gb min, which is why I keep looking at the xx90's.

Yeah I'm in kind of the same boat. I could build around a 5070ti for now but it doesn't seem worth it. I mean I still ran the Indy game "fine" even if at fake-4k/DLSS and it looked fine on the 55". I always build with a lot of longevity in mind (it's fun having a topend for a year or two but I mean since I don't mind turning down settings over the years) and with all these devs/game busy upping the ante, I don't have a sense of "uber longevity" from the 50xx series. If I'm going to spend 2k-3k on a topend GPU (because I'm a fool) it better last me at least 8 years. I suppose I keep hoping the companies will get their stuff together better for the next series, too. I'd like an equivalent of something like a 6080ti (whatever they call it) with 24 vram. I'm so sick of low VRAM on new gpu's. Design better, gpu makers. Not just gpu but cpu too. I'm disgruntled w/pc gaming overall. Heh. the other main factor for me tho is pure laziness. Buying parts/putting a pc together isn't so bad, but setting up O/S, transferring oodles of data etc = 2-3 weeks of hell. Never in a hurry to do that.

Most of the time when i wake up/am woken up, I am immediately too awake to go back to sleep. Although as I get older, it's become a little less "immediately jump out of bed, brain full-on" and more "sit up blinking for a minute then pull myself out of bed while trying not to trip/fall down." When I first met hubby, he'd wake up quick and only hit the snooze button a couple times. By the time he was early 30's, the alarm often didn't wake him up until it had been going off for 10+ minutes, until I'd hit him to turn it off, and then the snooze button cycle. Since I almost never use my "smartphone" I still barely know how to do anything with it outside of take a picture.

Do you guys use your phone as the alarm clock these days? I still find the quartz clock super loud beeping that gets faster and faster or the 'big ben" firebell alarm to be best for waking you up. Y'know, the sort that can be heard down the hallway into the living room. Music/the radio has never worked for me. Digital sounds through speakers also not great, for me. Of course, actually getting up and not flopping back onto your pillow is another matter. My husband annoyed me with one hour of blasting radio music or beepbeepbeep snooze-alarming, every single morning, for many many years. That on top of his 80-100decibel snoring (made my ears ring sometimes) eventually chased me out of sleeping in the same bed. I've slept so much deeper/better since. Pffft.

Btw, I'm not ticked re: BL4's requirements vs. my personal hardware. I'm barely interested in the game, really. I'm just tired of all these games thinking they have to up the ante (usually this means graphix-tech) when there isn't really much reason to do so for the game/series. I mean sure, if a dev wants to make a super fancy showcase, they can do that/some games are meant for that. But I see no reason for BL4 to have that min. requirement (could've been a gtx 9xx min, say). I'm guessing that min. is because of RT that maybe you can't entirely turn off - I looked it up, BL4 will "feature ray tracing." (sigh) Nvidia's BL4 "showcase" video is showing/claiming 200+ fps, meaning without DLSS4/frame generation it's likely many are going to have poor - or at least not the desired - performance, since, y'know, most people don't even have a 50xx. Edit: that said the showcase video is pure marketing bull, since they don't even tell you what gpu or original resolution they're using to get those frame-generation fps.

According to the rumor mill, Trump is deadly ill with maybe congestive heart failure and may only have 6-12 months to live! ......I can only dream. ......he doesn't seem particularly healthy recently but he might still make his term. His age, his past/present lifestyle, who bloody knows.

Watched 1st episode of Butterfly, on Prime. I thought, for some reason, that it was going to be an action k-drama, but apparently US. I think it's kind of a spy/assassin group thriller or something. That 1st episode did nothing to make me want to watch a 2nd. It's not that it's terrible, but I felt tossed into action with zero chr. notions outside of "some man wants/thinks he has to rescue his daughter from an organization, who may not need/want to be rescued from said organization since she seems to enjoy her assassination job." eg, I had no reason to care either way. I suppose the 2nd episode might explain background/history but like I said, it didn't make me care enough to find out. Also, it's mostly in English but the way they dealt with Korean speaking moments was annoying. A couple lines in Korean w/subtitles, then suddenly a couple lines in English, then back to Korean. I guess that was so ppl who don't like subtitles don't have to read as many subtitles? It was lame. The action-y stuff was ok I guess.

Other k-dramas I tried recently: ---My Dearest Nemesis, romcom (Viki) - Actor who played Sunho in Weak Hero1. Pretty silly. Not the best ever but the 10 (1 hr) episodes made it not wear out its welcome too much. ---Study Group (Viki) - Student obsessed w/studying/forming a study group. Of course, he also has uber fighting (and speed) skills. Bullies, friendship/life lessions, but much lighter/absurd tone for most of it (the typical eventual conflict and past-trauma plotting later). Not as serious as Weak Hero and adults play a role. 10 (40-45min) episodes. After trying a few others plus some C-dramas, gave up looking for new and re-watched: ---Lovely Runner (Viki) (2022) - could possibly be my fave romcom-drama-timeslip series the past couple years. There are plot holes near the end but eh, it's time-slippin'. Both funny and dramatically touching at times. Can't recall if I mentioned it before, but I've watched it three times. >.> ---20th Century Girl (Netflix) (2022 film) - coming of age romance, bittersweet, touching. Watched it because it had the same male lead as Lovely Runner. I think he's a new fave.

It's cinematic only but for a game, I like that it's a Korean Joseon era setting. Not many (AA/AAA) pc-games with that folklore/look. Sadly (for me) it's probably a "souls-like" action/adventure/SP meaning outside of being pretty, it won't be for me (unless I cheat my way through it ). But I'm kinda curious if it'll manage to distinguish itself, gameplay-wise, as something more than ending up being largely known as a Korean "Black Myth Wukong." Like more rpg elements (party members, a tad less linear, whatever, etc). Probably not, but who knows. UE5 engine. Character is inspired by a Korean novel and/or real life person turned into a legend, or something. One of those things.

Borderlands 4 "min. requirements" include Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, 16gb ram and RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, with 100GB SSD space. Recommended = 3080 gpu. And ofc probably that's for 1080/60fps. And UE5 engine. And Denuvo this time. Especially annoying (to me/some others) in this case because BL's graphic style did not need uber upgrading re: graphics/lighting/shadows. It was never going for realism etc. Don't know if they're offering RT but BL definitely doesn't need that either. No one played BL series for the uber graphics. I'm sure I can still play it at 4k/DLSS/medium or something, like I usually manage to do, but hubby's out of luck till he upgrades (if he does). A ridiculous $130 "super deluxe" pre-purchase version for what amounts to the "seasons pass" of yore. So they've doubled the price basically for the season-pass dlc/extra chr. classes/other post-release content ($60 vs $30). I wonder if post-release, the separated pack pricing will still = $60ish or it'll end up being more. Or maybe they'll price it into 20 different dlc. each new area/mission dlc, $20x4, extra chr class, $20x2, etc. Wouldn't surprise me. Yeah, sale-price for sure.

Today I visited this forum and posted a bunch of YT links, since I od'd on k-dramas for the moment and went back to random YT. Hubby got his round of back injections - the ink they used to make target dots on his back is quite persistent, hehe - but it didn't do anything for him. Now he's waiting for the appointment call re: the 2nd round/attempt. He's pretty discouraged/depressed re: life right now, etc. I've offered to sledgehammer hubby's foot or something, so then the back pain wouldn't be on his mind anymore, but he didn't seem to go for that idea

Looks kinda funny/hearwarming.

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For those that don't like Disney-ish styled pop songs, here's a "hard rock" cover of Golden. It's not bad.

Oh ,also also - this is pretty much me re: k-pop demon hunters. The movie is still only "somewhat above average" to me (CGI animation detail being it's major highlight perhaps) but a few of the songs that didn't initially impress, have grown on me to the point they've been put the "on endless repeat, sometimes" list. I suppose it's kind like my reaction to Frozen (it's entertaining but mid, but that one song grew on me) S. He's bit here is because he does the orange-haired demon in a Danny Phantom Your Idol cosplay. which isn't bad visually - it's almost 9million views and they're doing sodapop next. The fandom of this musical film and the songs is kinda nuts, lol.

Oct. 3rd. Looks to be largely set in modern times, vs. period drama, if you're wondering. Ancient genie with Suzy as his new "three wish" owner. It's been 10 years since Uncontrollably Fond ripped my heart out. Not sure I'm a fan of the genie (I think he's more like a devil - Iblis) concept but I hope it'll be good. Also, I still haven't watched all of Fallout1 series. >.> That Vegas-y trailer for 2nd season looks promising tho!

There's a reason some/many of those tribes in serious desert climes wear/wore those long loose robe type outfits. ----- Doctor for hubby today. Not the nerve surgery tho. They're insisting on trying injections of steroids first, this time several all over the lower spine/back or some such vs. only one shot in one spot. And then if that doesn't work, another round closer/into vertebrae themselves (or something, I don't know the terms) to see if THAT works (they could do that one twice a year, if it helps). Which kind of feels like a runaround to me since they did a single-shot last year - he didn't need a driver for that one - and then claimed they didn't/couldn't do more at that time, but ok. I suppose the nerve surgeon wants to double-check these options on his own orders. Well, we'll see. It all gets so frustrating tho, medical system. Ah well.

Song Young-Kyu - Aug 4 - age 55 One of those S. Korean small to larger supporting-actor faces that is familiar to many who watch a lot of S. Korean shows/films. Seemingly another one of those heavy social shaming and career cancellation situations. I'm watching The Winning Try, which he had a part in (apparently much reduced/removed after a DUI) and it's just so sad. Not just him, all the similar cases over the years. RIP

You do have to be careful/aware that a lot of stuff that falls under Prime/free and fast shipping, the selling price may be higher for "prime" item versions vs buying from another named "non-Prime"/not free shipping seller. Also, prices may differ whether you're logged into Prime (more) or viewing as not-logged/maybe no stored browser cookie too (less). So absolute total may not be as much cheaper - or cheaper at all - as you might think. (edit: it's not true all the time) but I've seen it many times. Anyway, that stuff probably changes/varies a bit by regions and/or policy changes as well. My personal main reason for Prime was the generally faster delivery times without paying extra shipping. That's really what you're mostly paying for - speed - and I'm not terribly patient. For people who might buy from Amazon a few times or whatever a year, Prime for that reason alone isn't worth it.

Mild stress = too much tv as a distraction. I'd use a game but nothing interests me/not in a game mood I guess. Today was a day I wouldn't have minded just sitting in the backyard to relax, but it's one of those really hot days (104F or so), plus the neighbors are blasting music. So instead I'm looking at 3d printing pens on Amazon. They're cheaper than I thought they would be, on average. Course I'd need lots of the plastic filament rolls. And a metal heat chisel thing for smoothing. I have a feeling if I tried it, all I would make is a lot of small black cats to sit all over my desk/PC. >.>

^ I've already half-forgotten what Twinkling Watermelon was about. Watched other things, and now am trying The Winning Try. Looks like a late-highschool sports kdrama. Disgraced sports guy coaches rugy team. The coach is an actor I really liked in a kdrama called Chocolate. This coach chr is initially so different (comical vs. dramatic) I had to go back to Chocolate briefly to be sure it was the same actor, lol. Anyway, only saw 1 episode so far. Has potential, we'll see.

Hubby *did* use sunscreen if we were going to be at the beach/lake wearing almost nothing all afternoon or something, we'd always pack some for those trips, but that's the only time I recall him doing it. We did grow up during the time where most retail sunscreens were stinky, oily, sticky, or the white stuff. Negative associations. I personally tend to have high skin (and smell) reactions to some things, even so-called hyper-allergenic, and generally avoid ANYTHING on my face or hands for more than 5 minutes. Legs are ok for unscented lotions. In my older age I've been considering buying a sun parasols (more deco looking non-rain umbrella) if I decide to go outside more often one day. Could double as a walking stick. >.> I see articles talking about how they look older than their age. Although in some cases that's because of too much plastic surgery perhaps. which is a whole nother topic. Some of it all is simply changing social/age perception of what an age "should look like" too, which includes how fashion/hair affects perception as well - which is becoming warped ever more, imo, because of plastic surgery and social media/tv. Also, in terms of online - all those live app/software filters. Not just the OTP ones, but more subtle. They're crazy these days.

If they make their sole living reviewing (vs. random influencer ranting), they are generally expected to try giving the "masses" an idea if they would consider a film worth their time to watch. "So bad it's good" isn't, imo, a "masses" type of thing to view as being favorable in some quirky way. That's more niche. And what is "good" about "bad" is very hard to define. So I do understand them. --So Bad It's Good (usually viewed with some level of humorous or nostalgic affection), also just imo, is not the same as A Movie You Love to Hate ("majority" doesn't even find it humorous), although sometimes a film can certainly be seen as both/cross borders. I think WotW/2025 falls more firmly into the latter category, which is why it's getting such viscous blowback online vs. falling into almost immediate "eh, another bad movie" obscurity. The fact it's a giant Amazon/Prime ad doesn't help. I do wonder why Amazon, after having the film on the shelf for so long, decided to run it vs forever-binning. I guess they had savvy ppl who realized massive high view counts re: trainwreck-curiousity might be almost as good as high view count for artistic accolades. (more likely some legal obligation or consideration). Note: I didn't ever go back to watch past that first quarter hour. I've liked a lot of why-am-I-still-watching stuff others might think is awful, so no judgement re: likes or dislikes - but for me, definitely not worth my time to even find out. I didn't like so-bad-it's-good Sharknado or WickerMan or some others, either. Heh.

Men here - curious - do you wear sunscreen daily? Face and/or other places? I suspect more women do this a lot more, if only because a lot of beauty products include it these days. My solution for the past 30+ years has been to avoid the sun. Outside of occasional driving/errands, I'm almost never in direct sunlight. I sunbathed a lot in teens/20's. One day I looked at my legs, realized I could see the faint start of fine skin texture lines, was horrified about future "leather legs" and stopped. Been pale Asian ever since. Anyway I ask because I've noticed some stuff re: hubby's arms and skin. I've expressed my concern and he's sloughing it off, saying it's been like that for years (I would disagree). He did start wearing a hat and long sleeves if he was going to yard-work a lot, some years ago, but other than that he does nothing re: sun care, and he's the super white, skin turns red vs. tans type. He's more focused on his spine at the moment but I'm getting more concerned about his skin now, too. How do you get an old fart "they're just freckles/bumps" man to the dermatologist?

I guess streaming MAX became HBOMax again. >.> I mostly keep that around right now because of hubby. Even just the "HBO" part is lackluster these days. From my old fart perspective, Netflix is still the only one I consistently use a lot, for various reasons, including that it's still the only one that seems to know how to make a freaking decent player, and they have more consistent audio (re: "can't hear dialogue over anything else"/I don't have a mega speaker/sound setup, syndrome). Can't stand all the main menu changes they keep making tho. I suppose if they didn't have all that E. Asian content now, I wouldn't care about the rest much tho. And I'm still of the opinion that most sound mixers for films/TV shows these days (or probably more accurately, the higher ups that demand they do/force/enhance certain audio parameters) should be beaten over the heads with rotten bananas.